Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method
Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.
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- 1.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a kettle; the kettle rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) parrot (d) kettle
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a coconut; the coconut sits on a guava; the guava falls into an urn; the urn sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) violin (c) umpire (d) urn
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) tiger (d) guava
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) cat (b) doll (c) lemon (d) fan
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a rope; the rope chases a kite; the kite jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) rope (c) kite (d) cat
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a doll; the doll chases a duck; the duck crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) lemon (d) anchor
- 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a jug; the jug chases an onion; the onion sings to a van; the van rolls into a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) tent (c) van (d) ball
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a net. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) goat (d) owl
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) kite (d) duck
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose falls into a watch; the watch chases a vase. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) vase (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) rose
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a banana; the banana pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) kite (c) banana (d) lemon
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a jug; the jug jumps over a flute; the flute pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) flute (b) jug (c) frog (d) mirror
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles an orange; the orange bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) bucket (d) mango
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a ball; the ball falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a drum. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ladder (b) wallet (c) ball (d) anchor
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) frog (b) radio (c) apple (d) tiger
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) fan
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a rose; the rose bounces onto a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) jalebi (d) radio
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a nest; the nest sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) nest (c) guava (d) onion
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles a nest; the nest sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) ice cream (b) watch (c) net (d) nest
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a fan; the fan sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) fan (d) tomato
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a cat; the cat pulls a duck; the duck crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) glass (c) anchor (d) duck
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a tent; the tent falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) ladder (c) rope (d) fan
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) lemon (c) goat (d) duck
Answer key
- step 3
- picture the first item
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- mirror
- picture the first item
- urn
- guava
- lemon
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- rope
- lemon
- the pen stirring tea
- van
- step 2
- flute
- keep linking in order
- urn
- vase
- funny actions
- kite
- mirror
- mango
- wallet
- step 4
- apple
- guava
- jalebi
- onion
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- ice cream
- tomato
- duck
- picture the first item
- ladder
- duck
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